Sexual Addiction and Christian College Men: Conceptual, Assessment, and Treatment Challenges

From: Journal of Psychology and Christianity | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

The sexual addiction concept, which conventionally assumes partnered sex, creates a dilemma when young, unmarried Christian men, such as those seen at Christian college counseling centers, eschew partnered sex because of religious pressures but are silently addicted to solo sex behavior, e.g., masturbation and using pornography. We argue that these men are sexually addicted when they depend on solo sex behaviors to regulate their emotional state. The unique characteristics of this group create challenges in assessing for sexual addiction using the standard quantitative screening instruments, ...

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